Re: [newbie] NVIDIA RPMs
Thanks everybody for your help. I've got it working. It turns out that I had done way too much messing around. I re-installed the OS and ran the NVidia upgrade instead of the full install. The next time I started the machine I saw the nvidia splash screen and Tuxracer works perfectly. Now the kids are happy again. Thanks again to all of you who put in your two cents worth. Greg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] NVIDIA RPMS - newbie experience
I just had a run in with the nvidia driver installation last night on mandrake 8.2 Although I thought I was following the directions right I wasn't. I was in X and I shouldn't have been when doing the compile. When I booted to the console only logon as root and did my thang' it worked fine after all the steps were completed. Although I will have to say when I try and run quake3 as a userright from the KDE desktop file manager it just messes up my resolution to a "magnified" appearance. I run it as root from the console it'll be open quake3 properly but then it can't open /dev/dsp... my sound card is an aureal vortex 2 i installed the drivers vis cvs and tested the configuration through harddrake. Why doesn't the installation of drivers for any particular hardware work unilateraly from user to user on the same system. If I have to install it as root and only root then wouldn't you think it should apply for that computer system regardless of whomever is to log on?
Re: [newbie] NVIDIA RPMs
Below is the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file. The output from the locate NVdriver is as follows: /lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/kernel/drivers/video/NVdriver # File generated by XFdrake. # ** # Refer to the XF86Config(4/5) man page for details about the format of # this file. # ** Section Files RgbPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together) # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of # the X server to render fonts. FontPath unix/:-1 EndSection # ** # Server flags section. # ** Section ServerFlags # Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is # received. This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may # provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging #NoTrapSignals # Uncomment this to disable the CrtlAltBS server abort sequence # This allows clients to receive this key event. #DontZap # Uncomment this to disable the CrtlAltKP_+/KP_- mode switching # sequences. This allows clients to receive these key events. #DontZoom # This allows the server to start up even if the # mouse device can't be opened/initialised. AllowMouseOpenFail EndSection # ** # Input devices # ** # ** # Keyboard section # ** Section InputDevice Identifier Keyboard1 Driver Keyboard Option AutoRepeat 250 30 Option XkbRules xfree86 Option XkbModel pc105 Option XkbLayout us EndSection # ** # Pointer section # ** Section InputDevice Identifier Mouse1 Driver mouse Option ProtocolIMPS/2 Option Device /dev/usbmouse Option ZAxisMapping 4 5 #Option Emulate3Buttons #Option Emulate3Timeout50 # ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice #Option ChordMiddle EndSection Section Module # This loads the DBE extension module. Loaddbe # This loads the Video for Linux module. Loadv4l # This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables # initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module. SubSection extmod #Option omit xfree86-dga EndSubSection # This loads the Type1 and FreeType font modules Loadtype1 Loadfreetype EndSection # ** # Monitor section # ** # Any number of monitor sections may be present Section Monitor Identifier monitor1 VendorName Unknown ModelName Unknown # HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified. # HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a # comma separated list of ranges of values. # NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S # USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS. HorizSync 30-72 # VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified. # VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a # comma separated list of ranges of values. # NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S # USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS. VertRefresh 50-160 # This is a set of extended mode timings typically used for laptop, # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output. # These are available along with standard mode timings. # Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)? # 1024x480 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync ModeLine 1024x48065.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563 -hsync -vsync # 768x576 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync ModeLine 768x576 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630 # 768x576 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync ModeLine 768x576 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616 EndSection # ** # Graphics device section # ** Section Device Identifier Generic VGA Driver vga EndSection Section Device Identifier NVIDIA GeForce2 DDR (generic) VendorName Unknown BoardName Unknown Driver nv #VideoRam32768 # Clock lines # Uncomment following option if you see a big white block # instead of the cursor! #
Re[2]: [newbie] NVIDIA RPMs
Wednesday, April 10, 2002, 2:02:54 PM, you wrote: GS Below is the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file. GS The output from the locate NVdriver is as follows: GS /lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/kernel/drivers/video/NVdriver GS Section Module GS # This loads the DBE extension module. GS Loaddbe GS # This loads the Video for Linux module. GS Loadv4l --- add Load glx --- GS EndSection GS Section Device GS Identifier NVIDIA GeForce2 DDR (generic) GS VendorName Unknown GS BoardName Unknown GS Driver nv --- change to Driver nvidia --- GS #VideoRam32768 GS # Clock lines Regards, Onur Kucuk _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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its easy man :) ! in the 'module section' write just under 'load v4l load glx and in the 'device section' change 'Driver nv' to 'Driver nvidia then restart your x-server or reboot :) and if you see a 'nvidia splashscreen' when xserver starts it worked ! - keep the X in your system - -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Im Auftrag von Greg Smitih Gesendet: Mittwoch, 10. April 2002 13:03 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: Re: [newbie] NVIDIA RPMs Below is the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file. The output from the locate NVdriver is as follows: /lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/kernel/drivers/video/NVdriver # File generated by XFdrake. # ** # Refer to the XF86Config(4/5) man page for details about the format of # this file. # ** Section Files RgbPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together) # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of # the X server to render fonts. FontPath unix/:-1 EndSection # ** # Server flags section. # ** Section ServerFlags # Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is # received. This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may # provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging #NoTrapSignals # Uncomment this to disable the CrtlAltBS server abort sequence # This allows clients to receive this key event. #DontZap # Uncomment this to disable the CrtlAltKP_+/KP_- mode switching # sequences. This allows clients to receive these key events. #DontZoom # This allows the server to start up even if the # mouse device can't be opened/initialised. AllowMouseOpenFail EndSection # ** # Input devices # ** # ** # Keyboard section # ** Section InputDevice Identifier Keyboard1 Driver Keyboard Option AutoRepeat 250 30 Option XkbRules xfree86 Option XkbModel pc105 Option XkbLayout us EndSection # ** # Pointer section # ** Section InputDevice Identifier Mouse1 Driver mouse Option ProtocolIMPS/2 Option Device /dev/usbmouse Option ZAxisMapping 4 5 #Option Emulate3Buttons #Option Emulate3Timeout50 # ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice #Option ChordMiddle EndSection Section Module # This loads the DBE extension module. Loaddbe # This loads the Video for Linux module. Loadv4l # This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables # initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module. SubSection extmod #Option omit xfree86-dga EndSubSection # This loads the Type1 and FreeType font modules Loadtype1 Loadfreetype EndSection # ** # Monitor section # ** # Any number of monitor sections may be present Section Monitor Identifier monitor1 VendorName Unknown ModelName Unknown # HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified. # HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a # comma separated list of ranges of values. # NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S # USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS. HorizSync 30-72 # VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified. # VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a # comma separated list of ranges of values. # NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S # USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS. VertRefresh 50-160 # This is a set of extended mode timings typically used for laptop, # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output. # These are available along with standard mode timings. # Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)? # 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync ModeLine 1024x48065.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563 -hsync -vsync # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync ModeLine 768x576 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630 # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync ModeLine 768x576 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616 EndSection
[newbie] NVIDIA RPMs
I am having a heck of a time trying to get the new Nvidia RPMs for Mdk8.2 working. I downloaded and installed both files according to the instructions that the Nvidia web site gives for installing the RPMs. I have also tried to do the upgrade. It seems to go through the motions, but nothing is working. How do I check to see that the driver is installed and the video card is actually using that driver? I have to get it working so my kids will stop bugging me about the TuxRacer game not working. I am so stuck, please help. Greg Smith Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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send me a copy of your /etc/X11/XFree86-4.conf file or check it again :) i once made the failure to write load gfx and not glx - keep the X in your system - -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Im Auftrag von Greg Smitih Gesendet: Dienstag, 9. April 2002 13:35 An: NewbieMandrake-List Betreff: [newbie] NVIDIA RPMs I am having a heck of a time trying to get the new Nvidia RPMs for Mdk8.2 working. I downloaded and installed both files according to the instructions that the Nvidia web site gives for installing the RPMs. I have also tried to do the upgrade. It seems to go through the motions, but nothing is working. How do I check to see that the driver is installed and the video card is actually using that driver? I have to get it working so my kids will stop bugging me about the TuxRacer game not working. I am so stuck, please help. Greg Smith Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] NVIDIA RPMs
I have a nVidia G2 32mb card and got it to work with the install of the driver fine on Mandrake 8.2. But i had a fresh install of Mandrake if that makes a difference. Brian On Tue, 2002-04-09 at 07:34, Greg Smitih wrote: I am having a heck of a time trying to get the new Nvidia RPMs for Mdk8.2 working. I downloaded and installed both files according to the instructions that the Nvidia web site gives for installing the RPMs. I have also tried to do the upgrade. It seems to go through the motions, but nothing is working. How do I check to see that the driver is installed and the video card is actually using that driver? I have to get it working so my kids will stop bugging me about the TuxRacer game not working. I am so stuck, please help. Greg Smith Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] NVIDIA RPMs
On Tuesday 09 April 2002 06:34 am, Greg Smitih wrote: I am having a heck of a time trying to get the new Nvidia RPMs for Mdk8.2 working. I downloaded and installed both files according to the instructions that the Nvidia web site gives for installing the RPMs. I have also tried to do the upgrade. It seems to go through the motions, but nothing is working. How do I check to see that the driver is installed and the video card is actually using that driver? I have to get it working so my kids will stop bugging me about the TuxRacer game not working. I am so stuck, please help. Greg Smith type: glxinfo into a terminal and see if you get some. type: /sbin/lsmod into a terminal and see if NVdriver is loaded. If no NVdriver in lsmod, as root type: modprobe NVdriverand try out tuxracer. If it works, then fix the alias in /etc/modules.conf to read: alias /dev/nvidia* NVdriver we'll just take it from there, if that don't fix you up, come on back. -s Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] NVIDIA RPMs
Thanks for the info, but alas, I've obviously done something horribly wrong somewhere. When I typed glxinfo into a terminal, there is nothing but zeros and it says extension GLX missing on display :0.0 When I typed /sbin/lsmod into a terminal, the NVdriver was nowhere to be seen. Then I typed modprobe NVdriver into the terminal. Nothing happened. I tried tuxracer and it wouldn't start. I looked at the /etc/modules.conf file and the alias you suggested is already showing there.\ Any other ideas? I do appreciate the help. On April 9, 2002 02:23 pm, you wrote: type: glxinfo into a terminal and see if you get some. type: /sbin/lsmod into a terminal and see if NVdriver is loaded. If no NVdriver in lsmod, as root type: modprobe NVdriverand try out tuxracer. If it works, then fix the alias in /etc/modules.conf to read: alias /dev/nvidia* NVdriver we'll just take it from there, if that don't fix you up, come on back. -s Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] NVIDIA RPMs
On Tuesday 09 April 2002 06:59 pm, Greg Smith wrote: Thanks for the info, but alas, I've obviously done something horribly wrong somewhere. When I typed glxinfo into a terminal, there is nothing but zeros and it says extension GLX missing on display :0.0 When I typed /sbin/lsmod into a terminal, the NVdriver was nowhere to be seen. Then I typed modprobe NVdriver into the terminal. Nothing happened. I tried tuxracer and it wouldn't start. I looked at the /etc/modules.conf file and the alias you suggested is already showing there.\ Any other ideas? I do appreciate the help. Please post your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file and the output from: locate NVdriver -s Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] NVIDIA RPMs
On Tuesday 09 April 2002 05:34 am, you wrote: I am having a heck of a time trying to get the new Nvidia RPMs for Mdk8.2 working. I downloaded and installed both files according to the instructions that the Nvidia web site gives for installing the RPMs. I have also tried to do the upgrade. It seems to go through the motions, but nothing is working. How do I check to see that the driver is installed and the video card is actually using that driver? I have to get it working so my kids will stop bugging me about the TuxRacer game not working. I am so stuck, please help. Greg Smith I had to edit the PAM files... :\ it sucked but I got the error: Your permissions are too restrictive. Please see this readme *located where it says to go* fix it. Its a FAQ on your comp once the drivers are installed. Other than that, follow the directions of: Change the driver: nv to driver: nvidia under the freetype line add: load: glx Other than that, you should be OK, restart X or reboot. Try tux from console, it gives you an error, you've done something wrong. I had a typo in the XF86-config-4 file. :P Femme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] NVIDIA RPMs
Femme wrote: I had to edit the PAM files... :\ it sucked but I got the error: Your permissions are too restrictive. Please see this readme *located where it says to go* fix it. I'm butting in here (Sorry Femme!) but I wanted to pass along a mistake I made at this point once. The file that Femme is referring to covers console permissions (/etc/security/console.perms under Mandrake but it can vary a bit) and you have to comment out any lines that have dri in them. Note that I said lines. Plural. There was 2 entries in mine. I only commented out the first one. You drop out of X, restart, and everything seems to work fine. Until you actually power-down and restart, then boom! you can't even logon anymore from your normal user account. You get a one line (hope you are a speed reader!) warning that disappears. Something about critical error blah blah blah. You can still logon as root though. Fortunately, I realized that I hadn't made any other changes recently except to that file. I went back, found the other dri entry, commented it out, and all was well at Hall Estates again. Hope this keeps someone else from making the same mistake! ;-) -- /\ DarkLord \/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] NVIDIA RPMs
On Monday 08 April 2002 09:39 pm, you wrote: I'm butting in here (Sorry Femme!) but I wanted to pass along a mistake I made at this point once. S'ok. You give more info than me anyway ;p The file that Femme is referring to covers console permissions (/etc/security/console.perms under Mandrake but it can vary a bit) and you have to comment out any lines that have dri in them. Note that I said lines. Plural. There was 2 entries in mine. I only commented out the first one. You drop out of X, restart, and everything seems to work fine. Until you actually power-down and restart, then boom! you can't even logon anymore from your normal user account. You get a one line (hope you are a speed reader!) warning that disappears. Something about critical error blah blah blah. You can still logon as root though. Fortunately, I realized that I hadn't made any other changes recently except to that file. I went back, found the other dri entry, commented it out, and all was well at Hall Estates again. Hope this keeps someone else from making the same mistake! ;-) I'm sure it will...and thx. I couldn't quite remember the steps, yes thats what I had to do. Femme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] NVidia RPMs for LM 8.1
Yep. -Original Message- From: Rick [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 10:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: [newbie] NVidia RPMs for LM 8.1 OK... I think I just learned something about RPM... Do I understand Mr. Slooten correctly? By using RPM with a --rebuild option on a SRC.RPM, you'll create a binary build of the SRC RPM?? Hmmm... At the console, rpm --help doesn't even list --rebuild (of course, it lists --rebuilddb but that's different). Yet, if I enter rpm --rebuild (with no package mentioned) I receive the message: rpmb: no packages files given for rebuild This seems to imply that the --rebuild option does, indeed exist. So... will this create a binary build RPM from a SRC RPM?? Thanks, Rick -- Rick Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] - email (212) 894-3753 x1212 - voicemail/fax He's dead, Jim. You get his wallet. I'll get his tricorder. Ralph Slooten [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They offer src.rpm's om the nvidia site... why not make your own rpm's? rpm --rebuild NVidia_blaah_blaah.src.rpm Greetings, Ralph Terry S. wrote: Does anyone know where I can get the NVidia_kernel RPM for an NVidia GeForce2 MX/400? The only one NVidia offers is an RPM for an i686, but I can't use it since I don't have an 686 processor. I have searched RPMfind.net, and they didn't have one either. Thanks! Terry -- Homepage: http://www.tuxpower.f2s.com/ __ FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com File: message.footer ** This email and any files sent with it are intended only for the named recipient. If you are not the named recipient please telephone/email the sender immediately. You should not disclose the content or take/retain/distribute any copies. ** Norwich Union Life Pensions Limited Registered Office 2 Rougier Street York YO90 1UU Registered in England Number 3253947 A member of the Norwich Union Marketing Group which is regulated by the Personal Investment Authority. Member of the Association of British Insurers. For further Enquires 01603 622200 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] NVidia RPMs for LM 8.1
On Fri, 08 Feb 2002 23:46:13 +0100 Ralph wrote: Maybe man rpm will tell you more? Well yes, an example is rpm --rebuild NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-1251.src.rpm ~ as in rpm --rebuild filename Can anyone tell me what the advantage would be of using the new Nvidia drivers over the ones that are installed with mandrake (running 8.0 here)? And is there an easy way to go back to the original if the new ones don't work for me? I sometimes experience strange effects in X where the display looks like repetitions of 15 or so horizontal lines, making reading it impossible, and all I can do is a reboot. Perhaps the new drivers would fix this problem. I have the Nvidia Gforce 32mb. I suspect that this problem comes up only after playing lots of MPEGs etc with mplayer but I am not sure. Paul -- Only the meetings that are not in our agenda will change our lives. http://nlpagan.net - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 8.0 - Sylpheed 0.7.0 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] NVidia RPMs for LM 8.1
Paul, Can anyone tell me what the advantage would be of using the new Nvidia drivers over the ones that are installed with mandrake (running 8.0 here)? nVidia's drivers support 3D. The stock Mandrake driver (nv) does not. And is there an easy way to go back to the original if the new ones don't work for me? Yes. rpm -e the new one, and change your XFree86 config file back to its original condition (changing, what, two or three lines). I sometimes experience strange effects in X where the display looks like repetitions of 15 or so horizontal lines, making reading it impossible, and all I can do is a reboot. Perhaps the new drivers would fix this problem. Reboot? Are you not able to simply restart the X server? Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] NVidia RPMs for LM 8.1
On Sat, 9 Feb 2002 17:10:21 -0700 Miark wrote: Hi Miark, Can anyone tell me what the advantage would be of using the new Nvidia drivers over the ones that are installed with mandrake (running 8.0 here)? nVidia's drivers support 3D. The stock Mandrake driver (nv) does not. That alone would not be enough reason to upgrade. As far as I know, 3D is mainly for games, right? I never play games on the computer. And is there an easy way to go back to the original if the new ones don't work for me? Yes. rpm -e the new one, and change your XFree86 config file back to its original condition (changing, what, two or three lines). Ah, that is simple enough :) I sometimes experience strange effects in X where the display looks like repetitions of 15 or so horizontal lines, making reading it impossible, and all I can do is a reboot. Perhaps the new drivers would fix this problem. Reboot? Are you not able to simply restart the X server? If I just restart X the problem persists. I never had this problem before, just after getting things running on this new PC with the Nvidia card this strange stuff started happening. And I still suspect that playing movies is the problem. When I don't play movies I can easily get an uptime of 30+ days. And when I get the UPS probably more, since the power here sometimes disappears for a minute. Thanks for the help! Paul -- Good luck is often with the man who doesn't include it in his plans. http://nlpagan.net - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 8.0 - Sylpheed 0.7.0 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] NVidia RPMs for LM 8.1
One advantage that the Nvida drivers give is a better use of the AGP interface. With the native drivers, the X gui seems much snappier. I enabled Nvida style Agp and played around with some of the options; I did'nt do much except leave the Agp interface under Nvidia control. To me the gui seems quicker. But bear in mind that I have not run any formal benchmarks, so I don't have any concrete beyond doubt numbers for you; all I'm able to convey is a humanistic feel for the system being snappier; so take that for what it's worth. One thing that is beyond doubt, however, is that games like Quake3 and Baldur's Gate2 benefit in large degree from these drivers. So you can take that for what it's worth, also. On Sunday 10 February 2002 01:28, you wrote: *snippers If I just restart X the problem persists. I never had this problem before, just after getting things running on this new PC with the Nvidia card this strange stuff started happening. And I still suspect that playing movies is the problem. When I don't play movies I can easily get an uptime of 30+ days. And when I get the UPS probably more, since the power here sometimes disappears for a minute. Thanks for the help! Paul _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] NVidia RPMs for LM 8.1
Does anyone know where I can get the NVidia_kernel RPM for an NVidia GeForce2 MX/400? The only one NVidia offers is an RPM for an i686, but I can't use it since I don't have an 686 processor. I have searched RPMfind.net, and they didn't have one either. Thanks! Terry Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] NVidia RPMs for LM 8.1
They offer src.rpm's om the nvidia site... why not make your own rpm's? rpm --rebuild NVidia_blaah_blaah.src.rpm Greetings, Ralph Terry S. wrote: Does anyone know where I can get the NVidia_kernel RPM for an NVidia GeForce2 MX/400? The only one NVidia offers is an RPM for an i686, but I can't use it since I don't have an 686 processor. I have searched RPMfind.net, and they didn't have one either. Thanks! Terry -- Homepage: http://www.tuxpower.f2s.com/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] NVidia RPMs for LM 8.1
Try using their source rpms. The installation instruction are in the README at the bottom of this page. http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=linux On Friday 08 February 2002 02:07 pm, you wrote: Does anyone know where I can get the NVidia_kernel RPM for an NVidia GeForce2 MX/400? The only one NVidia offers is an RPM for an i686, but I can't use it since I don't have an 686 processor. I have searched RPMfind.net, and they didn't have one either. Thanks! Terry Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] NVidia RPMs for LM 8.1
OK... I think I just learned something about RPM... Do I understand Mr. Slooten correctly? By using RPM with a --rebuild option on a SRC.RPM, you'll create a binary build of the SRC RPM?? Hmmm... At the console, rpm --help doesn't even list --rebuild (of course, it lists --rebuilddb but that's different). Yet, if I enter rpm --rebuild (with no package mentioned) I receive the message: rpmb: no packages files given for rebuild This seems to imply that the --rebuild option does, indeed exist. So... will this create a binary build RPM from a SRC RPM?? Thanks, Rick -- Rick Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] - email (212) 894-3753 x1212 - voicemail/fax He's dead, Jim. You get his wallet. I'll get his tricorder. Ralph Slooten [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They offer src.rpm's om the nvidia site... why not make your own rpm's? rpm --rebuild NVidia_blaah_blaah.src.rpm Greetings, Ralph Terry S. wrote: Does anyone know where I can get the NVidia_kernel RPM for an NVidia GeForce2 MX/400? The only one NVidia offers is an RPM for an i686, but I can't use it since I don't have an 686 processor. I have searched RPMfind.net, and they didn't have one either. Thanks! Terry -- Homepage: http://www.tuxpower.f2s.com/ __ FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] NVidia RPMs for LM 8.1
Hey there Rick Rick wrote: OK... I think I just learned something about RPM... Do I understand Mr. Slooten correctly? By using RPM with a --rebuild option on a SRC.RPM, you'll create a binary build of the SRC RPM?? Please call me Ralph :-) Sounds so formal... Mr. Slooten... Yes, by doing that you do create your own binaries... Hmmm... At the console, rpm --help doesn't even list --rebuild (of course, it lists --rebuilddb but that's different). Yet, if I enter rpm --rebuild (with no package mentioned) I receive the message: Maybe man rpm will tell you more? Well yes, an example is rpm --rebuild NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-1251.src.rpm ~ as in rpm --rebuild filename rpmb: no packages files given for rebuild Correct, you have to specify which file to rebuild. This seems to imply that the --rebuild option does, indeed exist. Correct.. So... will this create a binary build RPM from a SRC RPM?? Well, it should do. I do believe you will need the kernel-devel files and such to do this though. If it compiles correctly, and ends of saying RPM: Created NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-1251.i586.rpm (or whatever) then you should be able to find the 2 files it's created in /usr/src/RPM/RPMS/whatever architecture you have/ Good luck, and if you have problems, please just let me / us know... Greetings Ralph -- Homepage: http://www.tuxpower.f2s.com/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] NVIDIA rpms
Hi! I just download the new NVIDIA rpms for LM 8.0, and it works very well. www.nvidia.com NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-1251.i386.rpm NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-1251.mdk80up.i386.rpm Install outside X and follow Installation Guide Carlos
